Math LA2

The usual price of a computer was $2000. At a sale, Maggie bought the
computer at a discount of 15%.

a) How much was the discount given to Maggie?

b) How much did she pay for the computer?

Marilyn saves 30% of the money she earns each month. She earns $350 each
month. How much does she save?

At the Natural History Museum, 40% of the visitors are children. There are
36 children at the museum. How many visitors altogether are at the
museum?

Bill bought cards to celebrate Pi day. He sends 60% of his cards to friends. He
sent 42 cards to friends. How many cards did he buy altogether?

Eris had 3 times as many cookies as Sean. After Eric ate 50 cookies, he had
half as many cookies as Sean. How many cookies did Eric have left?
Brenda had 3 times as many dresses as Cathy. After Brenda gave away 75
dresses, she had half as many dresses as Cathy. How many dresses did
Brenda have left?

If Peter pays $84 to buy a watch after a discount of 20%, find the original
price of the watch.

The price of a math book after a discount of 25% is $36. What is the original
price of the math book?

If you buy 3 shirts, you get 10% discount. If you paid $270 for 6 shirts what
is the original price of a T-shirt?

The price of a desktop computer after discount was $1,600. If the discount
was 20%, what was the original price?

Kylie buys an article for $ 10000 and pays 7% tax. He sells the same article for $
13000 and charges 9% tax. Find the VAT paid by Kylie.
 A shopkeeper sells an article at its marked price $ 7500 and charges sales-tax
at the rate of 12% from the customer. If the shopkeeper pays a VAT of $ 180,
calculate the price inclusive of tax paid by the shopkeeper.